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Carpet snake rather wishing it were something else: PD.20-2014

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Titles

Carpet snake rather wishing it were something else

Maker(s)

Searle, Ronald William Fordham

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Notes

History note: Ronald Searle

Legal notes

Given by the artist's family, 2014

Measurements and weight

Height: 390 mm
Width: 295 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2014) by Family of Ronald Searle

Dating

Production date: AD 1984

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black ink, watercolour and colour pencil on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: © Ronald Searle 1984
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Carpet snake rather wishing it were something else
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.20-2014
Primary reference Number: 199687

Audit data

Created: Friday 20 February 2015 Updated: Friday 20 February 2015

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Carpet snake rather wishing it were something else" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/199687 Accessed: 2024-05-02 19:46:19

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